food safety

Food safety comprises all of the kitchen cleanliness and food handling and storage rules and regulations that keep people from getting sick when they eat. With recent lawsuits stemming from E. coli infected meat and filthy restaurant kitchens like those revealed on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, food safety is more of a concern than ever.

Basically, food safety rules and practices are there to prevent food poisoning. This is a concern in private home kitchens, in restaurant and institution kitchens, and in foreign countries where sanitation and food handling may not be up to Western levels.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “food safety”

• in Technorati Women
  Kid's Safety: Tips For Parents On Halloween "Trick Or Treat" Night
  How To Make Your Children Safe During The Halloween Festivity
  by joshner / on Oct 31, 2011
• in Technorati Women
  Are We Too Worried About Food-Based Bacteria?
  Chef and blogger Michael Ruhlman sparked a recent discussion online when he said we worry too much about food bacteria.
  by dopodomani / on Aug 24, 2011
• in Family
  Grape Tomatoes Recalled: Is Your Food Safe to Eat?
  The farms we get our food from today aren't the family farms of yesteryear. They come with their own set of problems
  by odanu / on May 3, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “food safety”

 

• Amendment To Farm Bill Could Overturn Animal Welfare Protections

  
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  A controversial amendment to the U.S. Farm Bill could remove regulations on puppy mills, among other things. (Photo/Klearchos Kapoutsis via Flickr) First it was large-scale cuts to social welfare programs that prompted harsh criticism of the U.S. farm bill, the piece of legislation that addresses food prices, soil ...
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• New England States Pass Another Hurdle Toward Requiring GMO Labeling

  
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  (File photo/AP/Damian Dovarganes) The United States’ first-ever legislation requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms was recently passed by state lawmakers, but before the labels hit store shelves, a few other states need to follow suit. Earlier this month, Connecticut became the first state in ...
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• Food Safety Group Taps GMA Veteran

  
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  The Global Food Safety Initiative based in France (GFSI) recently announced that it has named Karil Kochenderfer to be their representative in the United States. Ms. Kochenderefer comes from the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) where she was the director of environment and new technologies and oversaw the ...
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• Food Recall: See’s Candies: Milk and Dark Raisins

  
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  Food recall – See’s Candies In a nutshell: Undeclared nuts & eggs found in milk and dark raisins; possible life-threatening reaction to one or both; nationwide distribution from the press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 14, 2013 – See’s Company of San Francisco is recalling all Milk and ...
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• Your Daily Dose of Bacon

  
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  What is it that makes bacon so irresistibly delicious? Maybe it’s the unsanitary slaughterhouses , inhumane swine-raising conditions , or the generous doses of tangy  veterinary drugs . Yum. “Drop that bacon!” Martha Rosenberg, Alternet via Salon ____________ Short link:  http://wp.me/p6sb6-gOM ...
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• Suspected food posioning sickens 80 in NW China (CCTV News, June 15 2013)

  
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  [Source: CCTV, full text: ( LINK ).] Suspected food posioning sickens 80 in NW China 06-16-2013 00:54 BJT More than 80 villagers from northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province were hospitalized on Saturday night over possible food poisoning, local authorities said. (…) - ------
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• Five Grossest Items in Your Kitchen

  
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  Wondering what the grossest items in your kitchen are? No? I don’t blame you. It’s not something I like to think about, either. Fortunately, there are professionals who concern themselves with gross stuff and they’re willing to tell us about it. NSF International went to the homes of twenty volunteers and ...
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• I’m Just Sayin’ There Were Signs

  
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  OK you folks in the US… remember January? It was cold and stormy (if you didn’t live in Fremont, California) unlike the previous January when it had been darn right summery. In the northeast you had flu-mageddon. Gas prices were up a bunch. Consumer confidence dropped AND the tax holiday, which was part of the ...
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• Nine recent publications on feeding of GM maize Bt MON810 to pigs

  
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  Effects of feeding Bt MON810 maize to sows during first gestation and  lactation on maternal and offspring health indicators. Walsh MC, Buzoianu SG, Gardiner GE, Rea MC, ODonovan O, Ross RP, Lawlor PG. Teagasc, Pig Development Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, ...
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• NH DHHS - Food Safety Tips for the Summer Season

  
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  Concord, NH – During this busy summer season of trips to the beach, vacations, and cookouts, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Food Protection Section wants to remind everyone to follow some important food safety practices to avoid foodborne illnesses, such as Salmonella, Shigella, E. ...
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• Environmental Concerns Over China-CA Dairy Ties

  
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  As  China’s growing demand for dairy products is  expected to keep rising , and as its domestic industry is currently unable to satisfy demand and riddled with safety scandals , California dairy farmers are suffering due to price regulations and rising feed costs. Exports have been identified as crucial to ...
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• Similac – Remove GMOs from Your Infant Formula

  
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  Sign This Petition Abbott Labratories, the makers of Similac Infant Formula, had a shareholders meeting and voted down removing GMOs from their infant formula. And thus abandoning babies. *jaw drops to ground* I sat here completely stunned because not only does Similac Infant Formula contain genetically ...
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• Watch Richard & Tracy on KITV-News Tonight; & Some Photos

  
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  Richards segment on KHON news last night was interesting! Always something new. If you didnt catch the piece, titled, "Local farmer turns to natural cleaner to kill bacteria," you can watch it here: Richard Ha on KHON-2 News Lara Yamada of KITV came by and she interviewed us there, as well. Here she is with ...
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• Dogma, Division, and Downright Lousy Science

  
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  “There’s a conflict at the heart of science between science as a method of inquiry based on reason, evidence, hypothesis, and collective investigation, and science as a belief system, or a worldview.” Rupert Sheldrake High Noon There are food and chemical corporations, technological institutes, and ...
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• Consumer Alert: Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety, Subvert Democracy

  
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  If you think the U.S. government is doing a sub-par job of keeping your food safe, brace yourself. You could soon be eating imported seafood, beef or chicken products that don’t meet even basic U.S. food safety standards. Under two new trade agreements, currently in negotiation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
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• Vietnam, France promote decentralized cooperation

  
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  (VOVworld) – Vietnam and France have evaluated and exchanged experiences of cooperation between the two countries’ localities at a just concluded 4-day conference in France. Participants to the 9 th event of its kind discussed remaining problems and establishing closer ties. They mentioned ways to create more ...
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• How safe is your food?

  
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  Filed under: News Jeff Moore/PA First we were scolded for needlessly throwing away food that is perfectly safe to eat, and now were warned about gambling with our health by eating food that is past its best. The latest conflicting stance comes from the Food Standards Agency, which this week warns that our ...
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• Watch Richard on KHON Tonight (Wed) at 5 & 6 p.m.

  
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  Richard and his daughter Tracy were interviewed today by Olena Heu at KHON in Honolulu. The segment will be on the KHON News tonight at 5 p.m., with a shorter version of the interview at 6 tonight. They were interviewed about food safety, which has been in the news lately. Tune in and hear about current food safety ...
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• Don’t Overcook : Healthy Cooking

  
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  Kitchen Safety and Avoiding Food Poisoning Myth: You want to kill all those bugs! Reality: No, let’s not. First, it is probably impossible to do that. Second, the longer you cook something or the higher temperature you cook it, the more the heat will affect the flavor of the food. There are no guarantees ...
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• Food Safety Modernization Act Whistleblower Case Filed in Federal Court

  
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  (Washington, DC) – In a troubling complaint filed in federal court, a former employee of Brothers International Food Corporation alleges the New York-based food and beverage company violated FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) whistle blower provision. Colin Chase, is a former Director of eCommerce at ...
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